Looking Back

Published 5:40 pm, Saturday, April 5, 2014

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A replica of Henry Hudson's boat, the Halfmoon, leaves port and prepares to sail north to Albany on the Hudson River with a flotilla on Saturday, June 13, 2009, in Coeymans, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

A replica of Henry Hudson's boat, the Halfmoon, leaves port and prepares to sail north to Albany on the Hudson River with a flotilla on Saturday, June 13, 2009, in Coeymans, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

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1914: Albany was due to get not only cheaper rates for electricity, but also a new $300,000 electric light plant in North Albany to respond to the increased energy demands.

1964: Dr. John J.A. Lyons, acting county health commissioner, announced that there were 4,000 reported cases in upstate of German measles, which had potential to be dangerous if it occurred in the first three months of pregnancy. More than 20 times as many cases had been reported in Albany County in February and March of this year than in the same months last year.

1989: A vacant 1849 row house at 5 Ten Broeck St. in Albany was being prepared for demolition because it was structurally unsound and a public hazard, according to city Building Commissioner Michael Haydock. The Building Department for months had been pursuing the owner, Robert E. Harris, to have him stabilize the three-floor brick building. "It's a shame because this didn't have to happen," Haydock said.

Want to read more about the Capital Region's past? Have any memories or thoughts about how our history relates to today's events? See http://blog.timesunion.com/history/.